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, I 't*. Poll inri ►re aas, F.. ave 1 t • i• L• 14 is 8• to I to of bes • Dy t9i ht ,ray. .'rte liis +nt. jut. , ~~: ani i b. SC- ::; ~.. !ieir . ~ 1 i: gno2 OUR 1911'011AI. CASIP, ZEFORE DI:C. 4. • Iklonastic 01:L1es - din Spaii) are tog Multiplied; ioveregtl, anti Wl3O, lusteau or arlipioyi s ng xn , fluence to e.'•iighteti the C;fier, have only used-it' to mislead i• and wishing, lastly, that the pu nishment Of great offenders may serve as an exam - pie in future arnes'ld'all those, who, placed at; the Lead of Nation'i, instead of dire(ting the pekpie `With wisdom and prudence,: mislead them, andie . ad them into dis )rders and ~:,opular agitations, and pre- . cipitate them into Misfortunes and war. " We have deCreed as follows t— . " The Duke" of Infantado, of Higar„ of Medina CcX, 'and of Pssuna, • the Marquis of Santa 'Cruz, the Counts of Fernan, Nunez, and of Alla.; meta, the Prince of Castel Franco, :the Sicur Pierre Cevalloq, EX-Minister Of State, and the. Bishop .of .• Santander; are declared Traitors to France.and.Spain,• and Trait Ors to the two Crowns. As such, thei r persons Shall be seized and brought before : ,a Military ComthissiOn and shot Their property, moveable and immoliesble, shall he confiscated in Spain, in France, in•,the:Kingdom of Italy, in thq' Kingdom ' pl. Naples, in the • Papal States, in the . Kingdom of 'I:loll:Mel, •and in all the Countries oc-• cupied by the Fren ch Arms, to'defray the expTnces of the . war. • - • [The Second TArticle renders null and void al saes,or other dispositions ortheir property.] . The Thfid, : ira" - nts, in the naive of Joseph tUO paparte, a patdan to all Spaniards who, within one . mouth after the arrival of Buonaparte at Madrid, rihall lay down their aiirsc , and renounce all adhe'siort to, and connexion with Eng; " Neither the Members of the Yuntas, nor Gene. ral Ortieets, 'who have carried arni;, are excepted from this pardon, provided they surrender 'es before gnentiontid, •• ritd:kl AT MA/51tiO t plit.4. NAVOLEON, 4C. i tansiciering that the'COuneil of Castile has shown in the exercise Of its ftmefiOns us much falsehood as sveAness, and tlu 'after having:published through out the •kingtlotn the renunciation'ot Charles IV. and of the - hikes Don 'Fernando, Don Carlos, Von . Yranotico,bnd Don Antonio of the Crown of Spain, and titter haVing aclnowledgerlanil proclaimed oyr legitimiie,rights to the tlirpue, it had the baseness to declare i!J the:eyes of Ettrope and posterity, that . it•had signed tiresedopinetits with secret and ..per fidious reservations. \V decree as follows . : The Members of the - Council df 'Castile cowards, and unworthy of are displaced as being being tlio ,...m ag i4trates Of 'a brave and generods Nation. *-- By 'emit el- At. t 41c, how civet, IgerntiOrs . of the Council as did riot ' , sign the Deliberaticin of the 3 lil t linginst tic excepted front this 'NAPOLEON, &c. Aire daree . 63 follows-- t. , ;•,The:l'ribung,l of the Tntrisition is aboli,hed.as incompatible witis ,the Sovereign -the CivilAuthurily. • The:property *longing to the Inquisition be sequestrated mid, reunited to the Dom;inil of s Spain, to serVe as 4i. guarr4ntee for the vula, and? other effeCts of tile public debt. .* • • 11) our Imperial Camp of Madrid, Dee. 4. ElmrErtiOtt OP TIIS ilittiCir, &C. Considering tliat the Religious• of the different That if 'n certniti namber be useful to assist th e •, IVlinisters of the A!tar in the administration of the. Sacraments, the existence of too considerable a num ber is injurious to the prusperity of the StaN ;. We deeree as follO\is An . Anr. 1.. The nurnber of 'Convents at present I ct. 4iattt'sball be reduced to a third. This reduetion shall be produced • by ,uniting Abe jtt;liiiotis:Of several Convents in onesingle house. 2. Dating frdnii the .publication of the present ileeree;' no' adrnissicm will"; Noviciate, no religious prolession shall be permitted-until the number of the religions of each sex shall have been reduced to the third of the number of 'the said religious now existing: .. In cousequence, and in the space of a fortnight, all the Novicei. shall quit the Convents into which they haVebetin admitted. 3. All the 'regular Ecclesiastics who wish :to Pe flounce their usual hying, and to live as secular Ec clesiastics, shall be free to quit their houses. 4. The religious who shall so renounce, conform ably to the preceding article, shall be admitted to 'the enjoyment of a Pension, .whose amount ahalj ti6::regulatecl' by their age, but which shall not he, less than 300 D teals, nor exceed the maximum of, • 4000. 7 4. Upon the amount of the property of the Con vents which shall be suppressed in execution Of the first article of the present Decree, shalt be i4ised the stun 4ecessary to increase the proportion of the Ceres„ so •that It/e rniiiiinuta of the salarj , of the 1 - 4i4,(1 10 ;?-100 rrak. •h. The property of we 6uppressed Convents; WI Mil 81/All uC UIVOMUIC lIILCI ILIC ri►sug ui lUC sum ordered by the foregoing article, shall be united to the domain of Spain, and ,to b 9 employed as . . .. i: l4 ltie half of the said property to guarantee the ' Yates and othei puts of the public Debt. , •2. The other half to reimburse - the Provinces and 1 Citiei 4 iheexpences occasioned by the supplying the L 'lTrench Armies and the insurrectional Armies, and to indemnify the Cities and Country for the da naages, losses a f houses, and other.losses occasioned . by the ,wax, (Signed) , NAPOLEON, KING'S'THEATREo- 7 The Italian Opera - opened kir the season last night at this place, with a new Cotnic. H piece, entitled, La Capricciosa , Pentita, the Music of which was composed by FIOHAVANTI. It islight and. pleasing. Signora COLLINI, who is, to supply the place Of CATALAtiI; Since BILIANGTOIst has de-' cline& the situation, made her first appearance. : This 'Performer, according to 'report, was the second sing er last season at Amsterdam. Her person is agree , able, and ber manners are 'rather" interesting.- . Her voice is,y/ell-toned, but of no great:compass, and her -style of singing is rather marked by .taste, than by any- extraordinary powers of execution, or any' force of expression. Much allowance however,-ought to be made for a new performer. • The audience re ceived her very favourably. NA LDI is veryproperly restored td his situation at this place. - His musical and high comic merits were admirably exerted last night,. and the audience testified the warmest al), 'plause tin his entrance. At the end of the .first ad A new Divertisemem introduced Mons. VESTRIS, son. of the Dancer, who many years ago ex cited. such a bustle in the fashionable world, and • Madatiloiselle ANGEOLINI, for the first `time in this country. VESTRlSllisplayed all that ease and • 4aivily for which his father was distinguished, and illose,seem be his chief merits. The modeof spioiqg round On one foot is wonderful, but whe ther it is , a sight that a rational people ought to de light in, 'ls a question that we leave to the decision of the public. MadatnOiselle ANGEOLINI is a grace ful and ekga . lit 'Omer, and seems to have • a much greater power 'Of expression than VESTRIS. They both excited- 'very' warm and reiterated ap plause. Dtunnv Es, Alottaw, and Miss GAYTON 'thcir retain situations, so -thitt the ..Corps?tie L -Pa4ei will be very'etretlive this seaten'; but it is, not likely that the Musial department will be equally bril liant, unless theft should be some novel iniportation of nitire cunlequeike than what t+ppored last night. The Theatre has 'undergone no .alteration, but all . the 'repair's of papering, painting, &c. &c. rendered neoesshry by the petforinances of the Covent-Garden Company, have been tastefiilly supplied. THE THEATRE.—The suCessr . of the new 'Come- dy of Man and Wye, at Drury lane Theatre; has iiidneed 'the author to avow himself. it' Was ten by Mr. - MINOLi+, 'son of the late Dr. An NdLil. The public have been 'indebted to Mr...ARNOLD for other dramatic works of merit, and they have now to 'thank hith for having given them a very amusing Comedy, which is' likely to bectinte Mori; popular than oily that has been seen fOr skno years. It it evident that the - sixtbeir hiss smiled the Went* of the respeaive performers with great care and they avail 'themselves of :the opportundies. which he has'afford. ed them, highly tq their own credit, an.d to the •gratifieation of the public. A few.reduudances Weie lopped off last night, and the - whole was received by. a numerous audience with undiminished applause. The Trvgedy Dotter& was - performed at the Vinburgh rheatre, on Monday last ; Glotalvon, Ir. WuttATLy ; Dougla's, 1111 r. 'SOWERBY ; Lady Miss WALTON, Between the Play "and Fatcei. a Dancz., by Mrs. NORTOY. Mr. WATSON'S company, now performing al Birmingham, propoie moving to Litcbtield,and re turning ,Birmingharn before Easter, to 'conclude their season. . Mr. Goatiorr, late of the Dublin Theatre, ik gone to Belfast to undertake the management of that, Theatre. —. . 7 • , The Managersof the Dublin Theat: e have engaged . Mr. lint.stAtt for 12 nights. TwELFTIt NIG HT.--a'he anniversary of that Fet... :tival was celebrated last night, with its usual spiels-, 'dour.- -The Conlediont;rs' shops vied with each ot her ,in the variety and ingenuity of their deiices.--i. It would be an almost endless• task to attempt to describe the di splay of Twelfth Cakes, with all -their ornacients; which xlecOrated the counters ; and the blaze of light that' exhibited them to. the eager tytts of. the admiring crowd in. the streets. The. Earl of GunaaFoun has displayed his usual hospitality this season at Wromon, and has been visited' liy ctiumerous.set of friends. This convivial Peer has long rivalled Eciittqf in wit, and has made ' greet advituces towards the size Of the jovial Knight. On Wednesday last his Grace the Duke of RutLAND attained 'his 31st year, which was eele brated 'with the greatest -.splendour and feAtivitY-, at his seat, _Belvoir Castle, Lincolushire. The .111Urti• ing Was ushered in by ringing of bells and firing.. of catinon. The brass guns presented to Grace by kis Majesty were placed on the New Turret, which has lately been added to the Castle, and were then . tired for the first tinv. The liciuse was filled With compani, Who *all partook of a,:superb dinner, ball, and supper. Nor were the good cheer and nierri merit con fi ned to the interior oft he Castle. Barrels - of sting(); and plenty of roast beef and plum-pudding were distributed to the numerous tenantry. 'The Buen Retiro bears, much the same local re lation to Madrid that 'St...larDeb'S Pailc does' to West minstere With the difference only of a slight eleva tion. It is contiguous to the city, behind the Prado or 'public walk, and contains a palace, built in haste, under P.uttar IV. a Theatre, Porcelain =eau ' tory, and the Church of Sitity.—The grounds cont. matid . a' . loll vlekv of Madrid ; they somewhat re seinble,:on .a.,small scale, the scenery of Kensington Gardens, aaimproved by the artist,KgNT ; and, be fore the ravages committed by the French in : traders, were among the principalembeilishmentiof the capital. A man of the name pLTeaster was committed frOrn . garlbOrough-street••:Office, Oh. Thursday, for obtaining a service in the family of a Mr. Scott,,_by means of a charades Obtained from a man of the name of. 41[1617;1; was coma ited souse time iticc for exercising this kind of fraud l'-'1...1104 - 2 , • 1 • • M. t,ty.t LS A, Nov. 19.—We hafe received Letters from Cerbera, of the date of ; thel6th i .whiCh state that the preceding,nielt.l2ooo men and six pieces of artillery arrived, fratn. the army of the Marquis Dit LAZA'N, which were 'pro;ieediniby arced marches ,to the head-quarters at M;artorell:and which would be followed immediately by the redainder of the diVi sion.. VECIT,.,*ty, 10,—We have had -before 13arce kfria an anion most brilliant and glorious for our arms. s Notwiiitstandinethe torrents of rai~~' which 'fell during the ;talon of the 811),.our troops perform led- prodigies of valOUr: they not only attacked the enemy.in the five points 'he occupied, but defeated. him with great bravery, Making a great carnage, 'taking the artillery, and. Obliging the rest of the French rabble to shut theMselves up in the .town. We are assured that the French have been de feated with • the same success at Rosas. It is said that the division of General 'Sotriq" is proaching Peripignati, but we fear neither it nor their reinforcements, for our army increases from day today, and the aaivity, zeal, and skillof our General inspires 'Our troops With constancy and courage.' `Ora r°, • DEC. 18.—The Portuguese laboitr in cessantly for the restoration of their army. Five thousand men have already marched, from this City ; more are daily on their, way from the other parts of the Kingdom. Our first army will consist Of 26,000 men, in four divisioni,,,which will befol? lowed by a reserve which is now forming, God assist and strengthen the Spaniards. The glory they • 61 will gain. in this struggle is incalculable, and ought to be a powerful stimulus to us to aet with the same spirit in our own defence. . . The capital a bounds in Jacobins, among the num ber of whom are •persons of the first rank. ' , Several persons have lately been arrested, and the Police hal' taketi . fthe, most effeetual Means . ..tO ciiscover the traitors. We have been assured that an insurreaion was planned in Lisbon, which was to have been as sisted by the French, who are brill on board the English Transports, but, thank God, it was &mit , 'wady &nitrated, and the FrenCh were carried to the White Island, which is held *lie English. , . . Thee •is much talk here ót . the defeat of the 'French at, or neat, Madrid ; and we are confiden'ly assured that a 'great Viaory IRIS been gained' b) SE• NORTALA . FOX on the'plains of Arragon anttSavarre. Coax` DEC.. Ocenpation of Madrid by the i French,pught not at all to discobrikebs. It 'is ti4#.„lpor4, tliall a century.ago since the Porto:;pep got possession. of it, but were compelled ,to abandon it in a few days. , The same has beeb repeatedly the tate of Li s bon. We have been four times .in possession of it, add . as often obliged to lea e it. Ex ample:Sof this Kind, however, are unnecessary. We haVe stil greater pledges of our ultimate success; the justice of our muse, in which our hearts and lands are equally united the assistance Of Great Mitain, and her engagements . . to co-operate with us to the k last • the geuei.al opinion of the world, which ' • is also' on our side - ; and, above all. the . powerful aids of DiVine Providence, from the beAin-• .sting, bas clearly manifested itself in our favour. Nothing,_tlien, ought,todiscourage 113, or to lessen ,our ardour; on the 'contrary, without . withdrawing ,our confidence a single moment from the God of Armies, let us wait for that fortunate issue, which we set.' tuudh desire and so . nincli, want, to r:etictle us from the calamities occasioned by the Tyrant. PROCLAMATION ,I3V .THE M.GISTRATES OF COR.UNNA. To rescue our beloved country from the pressing danger iu which existing circurnstances unhappily involve.tt, the Supreme Central Junta has resolved that all persons capable ,of , bearing arms, from the acre of fifteen to sixty, with the exception only of Ecclesiastics, shall enrol and form themselves into *a body•of Militia, for the :preservation of the public peace and tranquility, and fur thetlefence of our homes, our property, our laws, and reli l ;ion This city, therefore, without:losing a moment, made pub lic these. wise regulations, and a few days issued. a Proclamation calling on the hbnour.and patriotism of the people to enlist without delay, and comply with the terms of the Proclamation. • Many have already come forward, Out not all, which has occasioned his Excellency the Com "nran-dant. General 'to complain to the Supreme Junta of the kingdom of this tardy behaviour, in conSertuence 'of which, an order has' been issued to punish; witiS the utmost .rigour, whoever: have fail-. ed . to comply 'With so imnortint a iegulation, cte clarinz, th.it aftei wards pecuniary fines are tobe hn posed, ..vhiLh shall be'applied to the seryice of the army, should not the invitations and remonstrances Already einployed . be Sufficient to put an end to the obstinacy of the delimiters. . • ' This City, which has given to the people so great and so repeated proofs of that due and becotnittg.re gard which it professes for its .citi7.ens, hopes, that without Coining to such extremity, which would be a mark bf the greatest infamy that could be impos ed 'On a Spaniard possessing any sentiments of honour. All the citizens will take care to present themselves within the precise period of four days, which is the utmost time alloweoltbern. . ..We are all, without distinetiOn, obliged to defend .our fire.iiiides., The wisett. laws, ancient' . and modern,' impose on us 'this sacred duty. Is it Possible that any of us can have the weakness to wait till we are compelled by 'force- to do-that: which' wp ought to do voluntarily ? No, faithful.. inhabitants - of Co. ruiiPa ! let the words . fraternity, unanimity, and 69014, be our , motto ;. let the great honour of being honorary militiamen, let the influence and "Ikower as rnotives to those who have ,been hitlacitorenatis never lei , it RC necessary, 111LUM City 10 MaVe reCOUrie to Telree, 1 0 compel our dutiful sons, our neighbours,. and fellow citizens to do then. duty'. Let all present and let us all form ourselves into one ecittimitn fa mily, and, if po , isible, let -tis be animated only by one sentimen . 6 opzhing the insidious machi n ati ons ,of the corptnaiitnelily,' cavin g 'ki to.pur s,nccessors and posterity this rneinorlbletnonunwilt4Our fittn 'nesB and FERNANDO DE` LEON B.ENAVIDEi; IZAMOS GINZa, I\IIiNUEL LOPEZ ire I.,AVAWDErir FL:A X. A NDR gS DE PAZOS MONTEIS4GRO; By : Older tiib 114agistracb .7' DON RAFAEL, NOGIY E ItA. Giyed at Corunna, Dec. t, isos. •, • • ON)RtO, • Dr.c. t g.---The , Portugne4e are: inces santly occupied in 're-establishingtheir military forbr. Froni this city 50oti:i4seit have already nuircift:.d, and troops ate d.tily marching from all 'the other patts the kingdow.. Our.first army will consist 61 2(3,000 men, in four divisions, who are to be followed by the reserve, - which is already in preparation. God atisisC6iid invigorate the_ sP.antard , The. glory 'they - reap iwthe present contest - is . inexpres3ible, and `ought to serve as an efi dual . stimulus to us, in addition to the interest which we have is 4fending ourselves. Our capital is full ofjacob!ns, among whom ale personages of the first rank. NVit hitt these few .there have been h number of arrests ; and the POliee has taken the most effeetual "means :to discover Ole traitors, it i,positively affirmed, that an nviurrL'e tion was planned at Liibon . , which was to have been supported - * the. French' still on board' the, English Vessels there; but thank God, it was .fortunately prevented, and the Fren'ehs have been conveyed to the White Isle, wiiiClN is in the hands of the MANRESA, Nov. Ig.---Letters have reached us from Cerbera, dated the pith, Stalin.; that the.even ing before, t r:(.) men, `with sic pieces of artillery., beiongincrjo thc.arrny of the Alargoii de Laz!irt, had arrived there, and were proceeding . by forced marches to 'the head=quarters at Martureil. They tvere to be followed in succession by the other rezi meats of the satdivision. W e have also advices oldie same date iron) head (inarters, which state, that the English were born- . barding Barc, , lona. They add,: that S our army had . got possession of the batteries whi c h t 6. French had at theßolpitalet ; that an Aide.:de-Camp of Getr., 'Leclri had gone d'ovvn from NionjuielT to see his Ge- heral, and Oat the latter immediately - set out 'for the "slid Castle, but on passing the gate of Santa .I‘ll - his coach tiroke down, to consequence of Which be-went upon horseback, leaving orders Nvith his mistress, .adage Rua, to pack up every Thing preparatory to her removal to Monjisich. Thi4 Jody deelar'es. that she' would prefer belog . at bo,tniagaM in Italy to remaining in Marcelona. Th e Walloons, having.refilsed to acknowledge Joseph Napoleon as their King, they were made prisorwrs of War,. and cendutted to .the citadel, where their arms were also 'deposited. Lt consequence of this circum.tancc, four pieces of 'caqnen were pl„hoed in La Ilambla,i and the velites and cuirassiers *were 'posted in that place. Media had been stuck up at the corner of the streets, by order of General Lechi, directing all housekeepers to keep their doors shut, and that, utt. der vin* -- ofrini'sluntmt, no Mare thittV i weipersoni• Sliaitiil be permitted to come out. • Notwithstanding all this, the letters state that the Harcelone4e seeing our army at S'arria, Gracia liorte r And St.-Andrs, do net fear the Freooh, but on the contrary, hope, with God's assistance, that our troops will speedily deliver them from the oppression which they sutler from these inhuman banditti. Vtcu, Nov. 10.—It is reported that General Soules'diviCon is on the point or entoing Perpig nan.: but *neither this nor their other reintoreenaents give any .couliern ; for, our army is daily increasing, and'the a6,tivity, Peal, and skill of our General, giiki great satistltaion 'to 'the troops,, and keep thein, in high spirits. 'bey are posted at the distante of half a gun-shot in front of Barcelona. • A French ,Otliter lately afrived at our lead-quit ters with At) QUO dollars and returned to Barcelona. ,This cifeumstanCO, and others or a - similar nature, 'greatly "elieite • our surprize, without • our..being • -able lo •penetrate. the mystery in which Ale) , aro i involved. . CORUNNA, DEC ! 28.--A Proclamation against ch sertion has been issued by the 11 , Iaitquis De. La 'lto- Mana, .and dated from the 'head-quarters lit Lean. It is introdnced - by the following preatuble When the whole nation is engaged and bound by a solemn ,oath to defend thejust and, Idwfut right of the thrOne of our beloved King and Lord,:pen Ferdinand VII. to revenge-the. , perfidr of the ftnost odious enemies the world,has known, the injuries they have dune, and continually do towards our holy • religinu, and the blood of our brethren shed with Impunity at Madrid, on the. dreadful 2d of, MAY, io deliver our country from .the yile slavery to which they wish tckieduce us, it is absolutely necessary that alt goad' and particularly those enli - t d in .the .arraies, should unitedly cone,,ur L in obta , n log ends ,so sacred. _The scandalous:disorders in which the army of the left has retired from'Espi no,a to thii city, the number of Chiefs and Otiicerf who .hate abandoned their corps and ,coepanions, are nu less injurious to their country's cause di, - .4raceful to themselves. •These considerations re quire toe to -order and command, as by, the pre • sent, ord4r do command, under the. annexed pe nalties‘ . , That " h all Officers and Chiefs, who are at pre sent abst;nt corps without just and legiti inatecause, and . without pprthission of the .C.Tneral cotnuunda in Chi f, who do not roturn within the praCise term of SeVC.Aven days from the-publleat ion of flit.; order, shall be &wended froth the exercise of their prriployrneni." [The ordinance cantatas eighteen niore'articlea, for the restoration of distiplitie and the punishment of desertion, for which the setjeants and subalterns are to he reduced to the ranks for.eight years, and suffer kevere punitihnaetit:]. A young man was found drowned in a pond at Chelsea j , esterday morning, and has turned out to be usher at a boarding-school in ,iierttordshire. He, it supposed, wet his death by accident., having ..pen; sjie ilveuing"of Thursday ilatterse.a. Ile is ttio on ofn bution-amiuflicturerin Mary-le-bone.